MS-13 New Jersey Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Offenses and Murder

A federal jury in New Jersey convicted three El Salvadoran nationals on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, including murder in aid of racketeering, stemming from their participation in Mara…

Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Friday morning with prior convictions of sexual offense. The incident occurred at approximately 4:05…

233 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint

NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling 233 fentanyl pills through an immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:40…

Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members with criminal histories in their home country of El Salvador and two Guatemalan nationals previously convicted in the…

Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations

WASHINGTON – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Archdiocese of New Orleans”) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…

California Man Charged in Scheme Involving Over $300,000 in Fraudulent Purchases from Home Depot

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JONATHAN orPilla SINLAO, age 36, a resident of San Jose, California, was charged on November 12, 2021 in an eight-count indictment…

Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting…

CBP at the LA/Long Beach Seaport Reports Record-Breaking Year for Seizures of Counterfeit and Prohibited Merchandise

LOS ANGELES—In Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport identified and…

Human smuggler arrested for transporting over 60 noncitizens, including 4 children, in box truck

ALPINE, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a Las Cruces, New Mexico, man Tuesday in Brewster (Texas) County on federal criminal charges related…

Military veterans train with HSI to become ‘HEROs’ in battle against child predators

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) today announced that twenty-three military veterans have graduated from the eleventh class of the HERO Corps internship program. The program…

Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and two other migrants previously arrested for sexual crimes. Within a 14-hour time span,…

Multiple Human Smuggling Cases Stopped by RGV Border Patrol Agents

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents continue to disrupt human smuggling as smugglers attempt to transport migrants further into the United States. On Nov. 10, at approximately 7:00…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercept tractor trailer human smuggling scheme

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a tractor trailer human smuggling scheme at the I-35 immigration checkpoint north of Laredo. The incident occurred during the late morning of Nov.…

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Omar Thompson, 39, of Paterson, N.J., pleaded guilty to…

Thousands Of DHS Employees Won’t Be Vaccinated Before The Federal Deadline

Around 30% of Department of Homeland Security employees won’t be fully vaccinated before the federal deadline, My RGV reported on Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees needed to receive their second…

HSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions including contributing to an overdose death

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a four-day jury trial in federal court, a Sevierville man was convicted of multiple drug charges involving the distribution and possession of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl as…

Agents Apprehend Large Group in Big Bend Sector

ALPINE, Texas – Agents from Alpine Station apprehended 67 Undocumented Non-Citizens south of the city. On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Border Patrol Agents working the Highway 118 checkpoint apprehended 67 UDNCs in a…

A Higher Percentage Of Migrants Granted Asylum Under Biden: REPORT

A higher percentage of migrants were granted asylum under the Biden administration despite fewer applications filed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new TRAC report released on Wednesday. Asylum grants increased…

Laredo Field Office Set To Reopen and Resume Normal Operating Hours at the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio

DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will reopen the Amistad Dam International Bridge after an extended closure. On Wednesday, November 10,…

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MS-13 New Jersey Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Offenses and Murder

Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

233 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint

Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations

California Man Charged in Scheme Involving Over $300,000 in Fraudulent Purchases from Home Depot

Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations

CBP at the LA/Long Beach Seaport Reports Record-Breaking Year for Seizures of Counterfeit and Prohibited Merchandise

Human smuggler arrested for transporting over 60 noncitizens, including 4 children, in box truck

Military veterans train with HSI to become ‘HEROs’ in battle against child predators

Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours

Multiple Human Smuggling Cases Stopped by RGV Border Patrol Agents

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercept tractor trailer human smuggling scheme

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Thousands Of DHS Employees Won’t Be Vaccinated Before The Federal Deadline

HSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions including contributing to an overdose death

Agents Apprehend Large Group in Big Bend Sector

A Higher Percentage Of Migrants Granted Asylum Under Biden: REPORT

Laredo Field Office Set To Reopen and Resume Normal Operating Hours at the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio

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